Horn-shaping device



R. G. WESTON. HORN SHAPING DEVICE.

APPLICA nON FILED JUNE 12, 1919- 1 384,200, Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

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REGINALD Gr. WESTON, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

Application filed June 12, 1919. Serial No. 303,77 1.

ft'b all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, REGINALD G. VVEsToN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State at Colorado, have invented certain new and as in]. Improvements; in Horn-Shaping Devices; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains: to make and use the same.

This invention relates to horn shaping devices and particularly to improvements in means for fastening; the devices to horns.

It is an object ot the present invention to improve the fastening means for attaching; and holding horn shaping; weights to cattle horns and to accomplish this in the most in expensive and practicable manner to secure the most eilicacious results.

l l ith the above and other objects in view as will be manifest to those versed in the art, the invention consists of the construction, and, in details, and arrangements of the parts as more particularly described in the following: specification relative to the embodiment ot the invention shown in the accompanying; drawing, in which:

Figure l is the top plan view of the weight.

lli 2 the central. longitudinal sectional view of the weight.

in the preferred term of my invention a weight comprising a substantially pear shaped block 52, is utilized. The blocks are oi course made in diil'erent sizes accordingto the size oi? the horns upon which they are employed. To secure the effectual attachment of the weight to the horn I have found that by providing; the conical, longitudinally d JOSE/Cl aperture with peculiar thread like corrugations, the weight can be readily attached to the horns which not only vary in size, but also are irregular in shape.

I prefer that the corrugations be in the :torm of shallow threads of helical form and long pitch. The threads as shown have an curved channels in between at 5.

gular ridges l, with shallow and concave Preferably I employ multiple threads as shown clearly in Fig. 1., so that the threads will engage and grip the horn, when turned in a half rotation about the horn.

Further means for securing the weight in place consist in using the set-screw 6, engaging a threaded hole 7; the head of the screw being),- concealed in a countersink 8, so as to be prevented. from being entangled with any obstacles when applied to a horn.

hat I claim is:

1. A horn shaping weight of pear-shaped term and having a, conical horn-receiving aperture extending longitudinally and converging :trom the smaller end of the weight, one side of the latter having a threaded aperture for a set screw and a countersink at the outer end thereof in which the head of the screw will. be substantially concealed when applied.

2-. A horn shaping weight of pear shaped term and having a conical horn-receiving aperture extending longitudinally and converging from the smaller end thereof, the walls of the aperture provided with shallow, longpitch threads to readily take to the surface of a horn.

3. A horn shaping, weight of pear shaped :torm and having a conical horn-receiving aperture extending longitudinally and converging; from the smaller end thereof, the

walls ot the aperture provided with shallow, long-pitch multiple threads to readily take to the surface of a horn.

l. horn shaping" weight of pear shaped term and having a conical horn-receiving aperture extending longitudinally and co11- verging- :lrom. the smaller end thereof, the wall of the ilDBIttllO provided with shallow, long-pitch threads to readily take to the surface of a horn, the threads having angular ridge lines and curved channels between the ridges.

In testimony whereof I attix my signature.

REGINALD Gr. WESTON. 

